Stove-support.



0. A. SYLVESTRE.

STOVE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION r1150 MAY 5.1915.

Patented May 2, 1916.

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ONESIME A. SYLVESTRE, OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS.

STOVE-SUPPORT.

Application filed May 5, 1915.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ()NESIME A. SYLvEs- TRE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gardner, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Stove-Support, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a stove support having the distinctive advantages hereinafter set forth.

It often becomes necessary to lay a fioor covering or to refinish a floor surface in a room containing a large and heavy stove. The removal of the stove is a matter involving considerable time and labor and the performance of the described operations without removing the stove has been found difficult and unsatisfactory.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide an improved stove support by the use of which a stove may be easily raised and supported clear of the floor, while at the same time the space below and adjacent the stove is left unobstructed.

With this object in View one feature of my invention relates in the provision of a rigid frame adjustable for height to engage a stove body, and in the further provision of means for lifting the stove on the frame and for supporting the stove and frame in raised position, with the space beneath the stove entirely unobstructed.

A further feature of my invention relates to the provision of means by which the stove support may be utilized in moving a stove from one position to another.

Further features of my invention relate to certain arrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

A preferred form of my invention is shown'in the drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved support, showing the device in use; Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the stove support; Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the support looking in the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 1; Fig. A is a detail elevation of a portion of the supporting member, looking in the direction of the arrow 4 in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the stove support, with the parts arranged for moving a stove to a different position; and Fig. 6 is a partial side elevation showing my device in use for an additional purpose.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1916.

Serial No. 26,140.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 my improved stove support comprises a rigid frame formed of side members 10 and 11 spaced apart and rigidly secured to each other by a plurality of cross rods 12, 13 and 14. The members 10 and 11 are preferably formed of angle iron bars which bars at one end are bent to form angularly disposed portions 10 and 11 extending downwardly when the support is in use. A cross bar 15 may be riveted or otherwise secured to the portions 10 and 11 and reinforcing plates 16 may be riveted to the main portions 10 and 11 and to the inclined portions 10 and 11* to strengthen the structure at the angle.

A pair of supporting legs 17 and 18 are longitudinally adjustable in the inclined portions 10 and 11 and are held in ad justed position by threaded clamps 19 and wing nuts 20.

A pair of straps or loops 21 and 22 are loosely pivoted upon the cross rods 12 and 18, said loops being adapted to receive one end of a long lifting bar 23. At its outer end the bar 23 is provided with a handle 24 and with a projecting lug 25 which is adapted to be inserted in any one of a se ries of openings 26 (Fig. 4) vertically disposed in a supporting member 27.

hen the device is to be used for sup porting a stove clear of the floor without moving the stove to a different position, the parts are arranged as shown in Fig. 1. The legs 17 and 18 are longitudinally adjusted to bring the frame members 10 and 11 to the proper height to engage the bottom of the stove body. The loops 21 and 22 are swung to a position beneath the frame and the lifting bar 23 is inserted within the loops and beneath the cross rods 12 and 13.

In order that the lifting bar may be more easily inserted in position, a pair of temporary supports 28 and 29 are pivoted to the cross bar 12. said supports being effective to hold the frame far enough above the floor to permit the insertion of the lifting bar. Vhen not in use the temporary supports 28 and 29 may be swung upward under the frame members 10 and 11. After the lifting bar has been inserted the stove can be easily lifted by the handle 24 and may be retained in the desired vertical position by inserting the lug 25 into one of the openings 26 in the supporting member 27 It will be seen that the floor space between the supporting member 27 and the ends of the legs 17 and 18 is entirely unob structed and that the angular position of the legs 17 and 18 permits them to be placed at the extreme outer border of the floor.

If it is necessary to move the stove to a different position I arrange the parts as shown in Fig. 5. At one end of each of the legs 17 and 18 there is provided a bearing portion 30. By reversing the legs in their clamping members the bearing portions 30 may be positioned to receive a cross shaft 31 having a pair of small wheels 32 mounted thereon, the legs 17 and 18 being adjusted as before described to bring the frame to a suitable height. I also find it convenient to arrange the loops :21 and so that they eX- tend in opposite directions from their supporting cross bars, thus permitting the lifting bar to be inserted in the inclined position shown in 5. With the parts thus arranged the frame may be easily raised and the stove may be moved to any desired location.

in Fig. (3 l have shown only the parts previously described, but have arranged them in such a manner that the stove support may be utilized as a light truck. For this purpose I insert the cross shaft 31 in a pair of holes 33 formed in the frame members l0 and 11 near the angle of the frame and invert the whole frame when in use.

My invention is thus capable of supporting a stove clear of the floor and affording a wide unobstructed working space beneath the stove and it is at the same time capable of other useful purposes as above described.

Having thus described my invention it will be evident that changes and modifications can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as set forth in the claims and I do not wish to be otherwise limited to the details herein disclosed, but

What I do claim is 1. A stove support having, in combination, a rigid frame, a pair of supporting legs mounted thereon at one end thereof and longitudinally adjustable thereon, means to rigidly secure said legs to said frame in adjusted position, a lifting bar having one end detachably secured to said frame, and means to support the other end of said bar in any one of a series of vertical positions and the floor space between said legs and said last named supporting means being unobstructed.

2. A stove support having, in combination, a rigid frame adjustable as to height and engaging the floor at one end only, a lifting member engaging said frame and extending substantially beyond the end of said frame, and a support for said lifting member engaging the floor and said member at a point also substantially beyond the end of said frame and effective to support said lifting member in any one of a series of vertical positions.

A stove support having, in combination, a rigid frame having an angularly disposed portion at one end thereof, a pair of supporting legs each longitudinally adjustable in said angular portion, means to hold said legs in adjusted position, a longitudinally adjustable lifting bar detachably secured to said frame and extending substantially beyond the end of said frame, and means adjacent the outer end of said bar and substantially removed from said frame, effective to support said bar in a desired vertical position.

4. A stove support having, in combination, a rigid frame provided with longitudinally adjustable legs at one end thereof, a lifting bar detachably secured to said frame and adjustable therein, said bar having a lug in the outer end thereof, and a supporting member having a series of holes vertically disposed therein and each adapted to receive said lug, whereby said member is effective to support said bar and frame in adj ustcd vertical position.

A stove support having, in combination, a rigid frame formed of two parallel pieces of angle iron each having an angularly disposed portion at one end and a plurality of cross rods for securing said pieces in spaced relation, a pair of legs longitudinally adjustable on said angularly disposed portions, a lifting bar, and means to secure said bar to certain of said cross rods, said means comprising loops pivoted on said rods and movable to engage said bar above or below said rods.

6. A stove support having, in combination, a rigid frame, a pair of longitudinally adjustable legs mounted thereon at one end thereof, means to secure said legs in adjusted position, a cross shaft, and a pair of wheels rotatable thereon, said legs being reversible and each having a bearing at one end adapted when in reversed position to receive and support said cross shaft.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ONESIME A. SYLVESTRE.

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